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Heather Stephenson

Republican · Iowa · 2026

Running for Iowa House District 42, Iowa

Top priorities

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  • Improving affordability through workforce development and tax relief, per AOL (Iowa House District 42 candidates)
Biography

Stephenson is a community college academic advisor and instructor at DMACC, and a training consultant for an Iowa professional development company, per the campaign site. Stephenson grew up on a farm in rural Carroll County, is a first-generation college graduate of DMACC and Iowa State University, and earlier worked in Iowa's child welfare and juvenile justice system managing budgets and contracts, per the campaign site. Stephenson serves as a board trustee of the Ankeny Kirkendall Library and manages logistics for the Ankeny Wrestling Club, per the campaign site.

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